Cael hugo wolf



(No Model.

' O. H. WOLF.

AUTOMATIC LIGHTING DEVICE.

No. 453,456. Patented June 2, 1891.

WITNESSES:

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL HUGO XVOLF, OF ZWICKAU, GERMANY.

AUTOMATIC LIGHTING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 453,456, dated-Tune 2,1891. Application filed August 20, 1890. Serial No. 362,549. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CARL HUGO VOLF, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,residing at Zwickau, Germany, have invented certain Improvements 'inAutomatic Lighting Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved automatic igniting device withfriction priming or ribbon, which latter will, after being ignited bythe igniting device, be automatically caused to protrude from the casingor box in burning condition. The ribbon itself is appropriatelyimpregnated and will burn, after being ignited by the friction primingor pill of fulminating material, with a bright flame, so that myimproved igniting device can not only be employed as is now customarywith ordinary igniting devices for igniting orlighting lamps, lanterns,and the like, with very volatile hydrocarbons, such as benzine, but alsofor igniting carriage and other lamps or lanterns in which candles,petroleum, 850., are used, for miners lamps with the ordinary oilorpetroleum or other charge, or for igniting any other kindof lightwhich it is desired to ignite from the exterior of the lamp, lantern, orthe like.

Myimproved automatic igniting or lighting device can also be employed asa pocket-igniter for lighting cigars, &c.; and in order to cause myinvention to be more perfectly understood I have represented the same inthe accompanying drawings in the form of a pocketlighter.

It will also be evident that my invention can be used for very manyuseful purposes, for which reason I do not confine myself to the specialform or arrangement of the parts herein specified, as these can bevaried according to the object to be ignited or lighted. The length ofmovement and the compression of the spring will of course depend on thedistance between the caps in the ribbon provided with pellets offriction-priming.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, Ihaveillustrated it in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is anelevation of a pocket cigarlighter to which is applied my improvedlighting or igniting device. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of Fig. 1,showing the parts as operated for igniting the friction priming, ribbon,or strip. Fig. 3 is a like section representing the parts in theposition they occupy when the knob has been released and the springfreed so that the burning ribbon can be automatically fed upward andoutside the casing. Fig. t is a vertical section on the line 00 0c inFig. 3.- -Fig. 5 is a top view with opened lid. Figs. 6, 7,and 8represent, on an enlarged scale, the elevation and top views of thetoothing to the pocket-lighter forproducing the ignition of the ribbonand the transportation of the same outside the device.

The igniting or lighting device consists of an exterior casing a and aninterior casing or box I), the inner casing 11 being arranged to move orslide up and down in the outer casing a. The downward movement when thedevice is arranged vertically or rear stroke when arranged at an angleto the wick to be lighted is attained by means of a knob or button 0,extending from the inner casing Z) through a slot or orifice in theouter casing a. I11 this manner the spring d is compressed and will, assoon as the knob or handle is released, drive theinner casingb forward.The inner casing 12 serves to receive the primer or ribbon e of paper,linen, cotton, or other appro priate material impregnated withparaffine, wax or other suitable matter, and provided at given distanceswith primers, pellets, or caps of appropriate explosive material, whichwill ignite when subjected to friction. The ribbon e runs through a slotor orifice in one of the walls of the inner casing or receptacle 1), andis forced upward or outward in operating the receptacleb by the teeth fand the rod g, fixed to or formedintegrally with the outer casing a andthrough an opening in the lid or cover, when it burns with a brightflame.

The saw-like teeth of the rod 9 are so arranged that they will entirelyprevent the downward or inward movement of the ribbon 6, but will in noway hinder the upward or outward movement of the said ribbon. The objectof the teethf of the inner casing or receptacle b is to ignite theprimers in the ribbon e, which is prevented from moving clownward orinward by the toothed rod 9 when the receptacle is moved to compress thespring (I. When the knob or button is released, the spring d will impelthe inner cas ing upward, and with it the ignited ribbon e, by means ofthe teeth f, so that the said ribbon protrudes from the casing orbox ain order to light the wick of a candle or lamp and to allow a cigar orcigarette to be lighted.

In order to cause the teeth f of the inner case or box I) to firmlypress the ribbon against the teeth of the rod 9 or against teethprojecting from the inner side of the outer box or casing a, and forsecurely transporting the said ribbon 6 when the spring (Z is released,the knob or button for operating the said inner casing is preferablyarranged at one lower corner of the inner casing Z), and the spring darranged to press obliquely or at one side only against the bottom ofthe inner box or casing 12, in order to tilt the same toward the toothedrod 9, and thus, in combination with the one-sided pressure on box I) inoperating the knob a, cause the teeth f, together with the teeth on rodg, to remain in close contact with the ribbon e.

As shown in the drawings, the knob or handie 0 is composed of a smallrecessed slide, which, when the igniting device or box is turned on theone side, will drop into the interior of the same, so as to prevent allwear and tear of the pocket when the device is not in use; but I desireit to be understood that any suitable rod, knob, or handle can beemployed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In an automatic lighter,the combination, with a casing a, having an apertured cover and atoothed rod or projection g, of an inner sliding casing 1), bearing theigniting-ribbon c, said casing I; being provided with igniting teeth f,arranged facing the strip-holding-teeth on rod g, a handle 0 on saidinner casing, which projects through the wall of the outer casing, and aspring under said inner casing adapted to drive said casing upward whenthe latter is released, the free ends of the strip e being arrangedbetween the igniting-teeth f and the stationary holdingteeth onprojection substantially as set forth.

2. In an automaticlighter, the combination, with the outer casing havingan apertured cover and a toothed rod or projection to hold theigniting-ribbon against backward movement, of an inner casing 12 for theignitingstrip, arranged to slide freely and loosely in said outer casingand provided with igniting teeth f, which face the strip-holding teeth,a spring (1 under said inner casing and hearing on same at the sideopposite to the teeth f, and a handle 0 on the side of the said innercasing, where the teeth f are placed, whereby when the said handle isdepressed in order to draw down the casing 12 the latter will be tilted,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CARL HUGO WOLF.

Witnesses:

FRIECH. KOVNER, CARL BORNGRAEBER.

